I appreciate now having an explanation.
Aside from criticising the whole decision, SI and Miles have made some big communication mistakes with this.
1. Not recognising that this change would be met negatively by the most ardent fan base.
2. Thinking that presenting it as some sort of airy fairy positive was a good strategy by itself - we aren't stupid, you know.
3. Miles tweeting that he thinks we're all odd for not wanting to get Netflix. Condescending, crass and arrogant.
The polls on Vibe and our discord server, whilst small sample sizes, show the extent to which current players are simply not going to sub to Netflix to play the game. Those that play the game the most don't play it for a few weeks and then get bored, as is the way for most mobile games, we play it year round. I have an active save right now, and when that's finished I've plenty more I want to do. I'd definitely pay more than £10 for the game, but a minimum of £60? No way, its not good pricing compared to other games on the market or indeed even in SI's own portfolio.
I guess if this was Netflix or no game, for a lot of people its just no game either way, and that's terribly sad.